diff --git a/spring-cloud-zookeeper-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/zookeeper/discovery/ZookeeperServiceInstance.java b/spring-cloud-zookeeper-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/zookeeper/discovery/ZookeeperServiceInstance.java
index 470cf00c..d43008a6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-zookeeper-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/zookeeper/discovery/ZookeeperServiceInstance.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-zookeeper-discovery/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/zookeeper/discovery/ZookeeperServiceInstance.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.client.ServiceInstance;
  * A specific {@link ServiceInstance} describing a zookeeper service instance
  *
  * @author Reda.Housni-Alaoui
+ * @author Tim Ysewyn
  * @since 1.1.0
  */
 public class ZookeeperServiceInstance implements ServiceInstance {
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ public class ZookeeperServiceInstance implements ServiceInstance {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getInstanceId() {
+		return this.serviceInstance.getId();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String getServiceId() {
 		return this.serviceId;
diff --git a/spring-cloud-zookeeper-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/zookeeper/discovery/ZookeeperDiscoveryTests.java b/spring-cloud-zookeeper-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/zookeeper/discovery/ZookeeperDiscoveryTests.java
index 8f9d5572..9fa0dce1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-zookeeper-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/zookeeper/discovery/ZookeeperDiscoveryTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-zookeeper-discovery/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/zookeeper/discovery/ZookeeperDiscoveryTests.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import static org.springframework.cloud.zookeeper.discovery.test.TestRibbonClien
 
 /**
  * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
+ * @author Tim Ysewyn
  */
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(classes = ZookeeperDiscoveryTests.Config.class,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public class ZookeeperDiscoveryTests {
 		ServiceInstance instance = instances.get(0);
 		//expect:
 		then(registeredServiceStatus(instance)).isEqualTo("UP");
+		then(instance.getInstanceId()).isEqualTo("ribbon-instance-id-123");
 		then(instance.getMetadata().get("testMetadataKey")).isEqualTo("testMetadataValue");
 		then(instance).isInstanceOf(ZookeeperServiceInstance.class);
 		ZookeeperServiceInstance zkInstance = (ZookeeperServiceInstance) instance;